Climate averages 1991–2020
Mafikeng weather
in July.
A mild, very dry month: one of the coolest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Mafikeng: daytime highs average 19.2°C and nights cool to about 4.1°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the coolest months of the year.
Expect about 2.4 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 41 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gaborone (137 km away). In July its highs average 20.9°C, 1.7°C warmer than Mafikeng, with 1.9 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Mafikeng ranks joint 29th of 95 for the warmest July highs and 1st of 95 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Mafikeng is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 3.3°C to 22.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.4 mm to 7.2 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Mafikeng climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.2°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 90 | 14.7 | 13.614 h |
| February | 28.7°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 90 | 12.3 | 13.013 h |
| March | 27.2°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 71 | 10.6 | 12.312 h |
| April | 24.3°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 40 | 5.7 | 11.511 h |
| May | 21.9°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 18 | 2.3 | 10.911 h |
| June | 19.2°C4.7°C | 4.7°C | 8.8 | 1.4 | 10.511 h |
| July, selected | 19.2°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 2.4 | 0.5 | 10.711 h |
| August | 22.5°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 7.2 | 1.4 | 11.211 h |
| September | 26.9°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 13 | 1.8 | 11.912 h |
| October | 28.8°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 45 | 7.1 | 12.713 h |
| November | 29.0°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 69 | 11.4 | 13.413 h |
| December | 29.4°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 87 | 14.3 | 13.714 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Gaborone in JulyBotswana · 137 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 6.1°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Mogoditshane in JulyBotswana · 139 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 5.9°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Klerksdorp in JulySouth Africa · 150 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 3.2°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Schweizer-Reneke in JulySouth Africa · 150 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 4.0°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Stilfontein in JulySouth Africa · 156 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 2.9°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Orkney in JulySouth Africa · 161 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 2.9°C · 4.6 mm rain
- Rustenburg in JulySouth Africa · 162 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 5.5°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Molepolole in JulyBotswana · 163 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 6.3°C · 1.8 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Mafikeng) is explained once on the Mafikeng year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.